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# 2026-04-27

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## Content
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# 2026-04-27 Session Notes

## Drive Prep Pipeline

**sdb badblocks — COMPLETED ✅**
- Drive: WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB, Serial: WD-WCC4E0343316
- Result: **0/0/0 errors** — PASSED
- Duration: 38h 39m
- Log: `/home/topher/.openclaw/workspace-crash-bot/logs/badblocks-sdb.log`

**sde badblocks — COMPLETED ✅** (from earlier session)
- Drive: MD4000GSA6472E 4TB, Serial: PBG8AVPS
- Result: **0/0/0 errors** — PASSED

**sdf badblocks — RUNNING 🔄** (session glow-trail, started ~13:22 UTC)
- Drive: ST4000VN008-2DR166 4TB, Serial: ZDH7GDYA
- Est duration: ~38h, errors so far: 0/0/0 ✅
- Log: `/tmp/badblocks-sdf-20260427-132259.log`

## Pipeline Script
- Created: `scripts/run-badblocks-cue.sh` — sequential badblocks queue for sdb → sdf

## Confirmed: Drives have stable letters
No letter shuffling after reboot. sda=sda, sdb=sdb, sdc=10TB, sdd=8TB, sde=sde, sdf=sdf.

## Stale signatures
- sdb: old Linux RAID superblocks (inactive, not blocking)
- sde, sdf: old `zfs_member` signatures (inactive, not blocking)
- These are ghosts from previous installs — do not block badblocks

## Drives tested so far
| Drive | Size | Model | Serial | badblocks | SMART |
|-------|------|-------|--------|-----------|-------|
| sdb | 4TB | WDC Red | WD-WCC4E0343316 | ✅ PASSED (0 errors) | ✅ PASS |
| sde | 4TB | MDD | PBG8AVPS | ✅ PASSED (0 errors) | ✅ PASS (short) |
| sdf | 4TB | IronWolf | ZDH7GDYA | ⏳ PENDING | ✅ PASS (short) |

## Next steps
1. Monitor sdf badblocks progress (~38h total)
2. After sdf: queue next cold drive
3. GPU deal hunter runs every 6h (silent unless deal found)

## GPU Deal Hunter heartbeat
Still active — every 6h, alert only if RTX 3060 12GB < $200 found.

## OpenClaw Android App (Head Unit)
App pairing bug still present — both 2.4.9 and 2.4.8 crash after redeeming bootstrap token. Gateway is working correctly. Not actively working this issue currently.
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## ComBadge / ESP-Claw on M5StickS3 (2026-04-27 Evening)

### Hardware Received
- **M5StickS3** arrived — ESP32-S3-PICO-1-N8R8, 1.14" LCD, mic, speaker, 6-axis IMU, 250mAh battery
- **Already on hand:** AtomS3 (no R — no PSRAM), AtomS3R, M5StickC, M5StickPlus2, M5Stack Core2

### ESP-Claw Flashed
- Used ESP-Claw Web Flasher (https://esp-claw.com/en/flash/)
- Selected `m5stack_sticks3` board config
- Initially flashed wrong board config → dancing lobster display artifact (fixed by re-flashing correct board)
- Firmware successfully running, WiFi connected to 192.168.0.189, AP active as `esp-claw-DBA6D9`

### ESP-Claw Config Status (from serial logs)
- LLM backend: **Anthropic** (claude-sonnet-4-6) — API key configured
- Telegram: **Configured** (`cap_im_tg: Telegram configured`)
- 5 router rules loaded
- 33 skills registered, 70+ capabilities
- Time sync: successful (NTP)
- MCP server: running at `http://esp-claw.local:18791/mcp_server`

### Issues Encountered
1. **Web Flasher Console doesn't work** — typed commands don't echo or get responses. Chrome on Windows, Web Serial API issue. Not resolved.
2. **Arduino Serial Monitor — commands not getting through** — typed `ask hello`, `llm_inspect`, `config get llm` → nothing. Arduino Serial Monitor may not be sending correctly despite NL&CR setting.
3. **Telegram bot (singularity_bot) not responding** — bot token configured, Telegram shows as configured in logs, but messages to the bot get no response.
4. **CLI detected non-supporting terminal** — Arduino Serial Monitor shows "Your terminal application does not support escape sequences" warning; line editing/history disabled.
5. **`app_main()` returned** — ESP-IDF log shows `main_task: Returned from app_main()` which is abnormal (shouldn't return). May indicate a crash/restart loop or improper shutdown handling.
6. **Time sync delay** — `cap_time: Waiting for system time...` messages until NTP syncs (~22 seconds). Commands typed during this window may not process.

### Serial Log Evidence
```
I (5441) cap_im_tg: Telegram configured
I (5461) app_esp_claw: Starting LLM provider=Anthropic profile=anthropic backend=anthropic model=claude-sonnet-4-6
...
I (22031) cap_time: SNTP time synchronization event received
I (22031) cap_time: Time sync succeeded: 2026-04-27 19:07:35 EDT
```

### Next Steps
1. **Use PuTTY** for serial terminal (better than Arduino Serial Monitor) — need to confirm commands actually reach ESP-Claw CLI
2. **Test Telegram** — after serial confirmed working, check if Telegram polling is active or if webhook is failing
3. **Switch to Ollama Cloud** — already has API key, just need to confirm LLM backend works
4. **VoiceS3R still arriving** — ETA ~2 weeks, backup dev platform

### Devices Capable of ESP-Claw
| Device | Chip | PSRAM | Can Run ESP-Claw? |
|--------|------|-------|-------------------|
| StickS3 | ESP32-S3-PICO-N8R8 | 8MB | ✅ Yes (in use) |
| VoiceS3R | ESP32-S3-PICO-N8R8 | 8MB | ✅ Yes (ordered) |
| AtomS3 (no R) | ESP32-S3 | 0MB | ❌ No |
| M5StickC/Plus2 | ESP32 | 0MB | ❌ No |
| Core2 | ESP32-D0WDQ6-V3 | 8MB | ❌ Not S3 |

### Parts on Hand/Ordered
- **On hand:** StickS3, AtomS3R, M5StickC, M5StickPlus2, Core2, WeAct ES8311 module
- **Ordered:** VoiceS3R (~2 weeks), SPH0645 breakout (2-pack), QMI8658A (10-pack)
- **Not ordered:** Waveshare ESP32-S3-Tiny-N8R8-Kit
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